Did you notice that he didn't say he wouldn't use his early termination option? The Knicks can offer him more money than any other team under the current CBA, which means Anthony could hit the market, only to return to New York for more money. According to Iannazzone, "Anthony could get a maximum five-year contract worth about $129
million from the Knicks, who can start negotiating with him in February."

Of course, Anthony is
already 29, so the last few years of that deal could get pretty hairy for the
Knicks. It's not as if he's a 6-1 point guard who relies on quickness, but it's
hard to envision Anthony continuing to score like this when he's 34.

Anthony also said he
would refuse to discuss his contract situation during the regular season.

In other Knicks news:

• Newsday's Roderick Boone spoke with Nets coach Jason Kidd about the trash talk that's
going on in New York: "Jason Kidd doesn't mind it all, probably because he's
well aware his team features a handful of trash-talking players who have no
problem taking turns behind the wheel of their proverbial garbage trucks... 'That's
who my guys are,' the Nets coach told Newsday Wednesday at Lincoln Center,
where he was promoting Reel Code Media's application at Mercedes-Benz Fashion
Week. 'They have to be who they are. Some like to talk, some don't. So you
probably won't hear Brook [Lopez] get involved in that.'"